A special two-part interview with Bay Area human rights activist Reverend Phil Lawson. Reverend Lawson has spent his entire life on the front lines of social justice movements with the Methodist Church, the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Panther Party, the immigrants rights movement, and as a Pastor in many churches throughout the United States. … Continued
The day after the new US President is sworn in, Bobby Seale, the co-founder of the Black Panther Party, shares his stories, his reflections, and his strategies of the politics of the revolution with Oakland poet, educator, playwright, and screenwriter Chinaka Hodge. We hear from these two speakers whose experience includes a range of cultural … Continued
The Murder of Fred Hampton began as a film portrait of Hampton and the Illinois Black Panther Party, but half way through the shoot, Hampton was murdered by Chicago police. In an infamous moment in Chicago history and politics, over a dozen policemen burst into Hampton’s apartment while its occupants were sleeping, killing Hampton and … Continued
author Bryant Terry talks about the importance of food justice and pianist Samora Pinderhughes talks about his latest masterpiece, The Transformational Suite.
Surviving Members of Angola 3 on Black Panther Legacy & Need to Free Remaining Imprisoned Panthers; Exclusive: Freed Panther Sekou Odinga on Joining the Panthers, COINTELPRO & Assata Shakur’s Escape; Political Prisoner Eddie Conway on Joining the Black Panthers & How He Was Set Up By COINTELPRO; Our Own Mandelas: Former Black Panthers Call for … Continued
Surviving Members of Angola 3 on Black Panther Legacy & Need to Free Remaining Imprisoned Panthers; Exclusive: Freed Panther Sekou Odinga on Joining the Panthers, COINTELPRO & Assata Shakur’s Escape; Political Prisoner Eddie Conway on Joining the Black Panthers & How He Was Set Up By COINTELPRO; Our Own Mandelas: Former Black Panthers Call for … Continued
We check out some of the sights and sounds that took place over the weekend as the Black Panthers celebrated 50 years .
Chicago Cops Who Broke “Code of Silence” to Report Police Drug Gang Face Deadly Retaliation; New York Mayor Apologizes for Police Killing of Mentally Ill Woman, But Will Accountability Follow? Shaun King: Black Lives Matter is Not a Carbon Copy of Black Panther Party, Our Time is Different; Shaun King on Colin Kaepernick: He is … Continued
Chicago Cops Who Broke “Code of Silence” to Report Police Drug Gang Face Deadly Retaliation; New York Mayor Apologizes for Police Killing of Mentally Ill Woman, But Will Accountability Follow? Shaun King: Black Lives Matter is Not a Carbon Copy of Black Panther Party, Our Time is Different; Shaun King on Colin Kaepernick: He is … Continued
We speak with rank and file Black Panther Party members about the women involvement with the Black Panther Party and the celebration of the 50th anniversary.
